Bardh Hoxha

Bardh is an Assistant Professor in the Computer Department at Southern Illinois University. He has a PhD degree in Computer Science in the area of testing and verification of Cyber-Physical Systems. Previously, Bardh was part of the Cyber-Physical Systems Lab at Arizona State University. He received his Masters degree in Mathematics from Central Connecticut State University and a Bachelors degree in Computer Science from New York Institute of Technology.

His main research interests include: Formal methods, Testing and Verification of Cyber-Physical Systems, Logic, Motion Planning for Autonomous Vehicles, and Human Robot Interaction.

Capital Community College, Hartford, CT

Software

S-TaLiRo

S-TaLiro is a suite of tools for testing and verification of Cyber-Physical Systems. It is a
toolbox for Matlab/Simulink. It enables the analysis of continuous and hybrid dynamical systems
using temporal logics.

The main features of S-TaLiRo include:

Robustness guided falsification of MTL specifications

Parameter estimation of parametric MTL formulas

Finding the expected robustness of Stochasic Systems

Runtime Verification of MTL specifications

Conformance testing

S-TaLiRo has been applied to numerous challenging applications from the automotive and medical
device industries. To download or learn more visit the S-TaLiRo website. The DIFTS2014 paper also provides a good overview of
the tool and its features.

In 2012 and 2014, S-Taliro was nominated as a technological breakthrough by the industry! (Read the
report)

ViSpec

One of the main barriers preventing widespread use of formal methods is the elicitation of formal
specifications. ViSpec is a graphical tool designed for the development and visualization of formal
specifications by people that do not have training in formal logic. The tool enables users to
develop specifications using a graphical formalism which is then automatically translated to Metric
Temporal Logic (MTL). .